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Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
HyperWorks Desktop
Tcl/Tk Commands
The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
Tcl/Tk Commands
Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
MotionView
mdlIObject Class

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HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides

2021

HyperWorks Desktop

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks Desktop 2021.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks Desktop functionality with interactive tutorials.
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Start HyperWorks Desktop and configure the applications.
Manage Files and Data
Learn how to create, open, import and save models.
Display Controls
Control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
Session Navigation
Use the Session Browser to view the current session and all the pages and windows it contains in a hierarchical display.
Publish Sessions
Publish your HyperWorks Desktop session to HTML, PowerPoint, or Report files.
Parameterize Report Templates
Use the Parameters Browser to parameterize the contents of a session file or report template and automate a variety of analysis processes.
Workflow Automation
Automate common workflows using the Process Manager or Automate tool.
HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
Explore, organize and manage your personal data, collaborate in teams, and connect to other data sources, such as corporate PLM systems to access CAD data or publish simulation data.
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides
Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
- HyperWorks Desktop
  - External Readers and Altair Binary Format
    Altair Binary Format (ABF) is the standard binary format read by the program. A library called abflib allows you to create files in ABF.
  - Generic ASCII Reader
    A generic ASCII reader is now available which allows you to bring custom results directly into HyperView. The Altair ASCII format is useful for reading the results of any in-house or propriety codes which are saved in a generic format.
  - Batch Mode
    Batch mode allows you perform a series of operations outside the program interface.
  - External Resources
    External resources can be registered in preference files, session files, or Templex files. If an external resource is registered in a program session, it is automatically registered in the session file when the session is saved.
  - Tcl/Tk Commands
    The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
    - Program with HyperWorks APIs for Beginners
      APIs can be used to perform various actions in HyperWorks. For example, the AddPage API can be used to add a page within the project.
    - Object Hierarchy
      Overview of object hierarchy for HyperView, HyperGraph, HyperWorks Desktop, MotionView, MediaView and TextView.
    - Tcl/Tk Classes
      Links to the introductory pages for the Tcl/Tk commands that can be used in HyperView, MotionView, HyperGraph, HyperGraph 3D, TextView and MediaView.
    - Script Use Cases
      Examples of script uses cases.
    - Tcl/Tk Example
      Learn more about Tcl/Tk with this basic example.
    - Program with HyperWorks Tcl/Tk Command Tutorials
      Learn more about programming with HyperWorks Tcl/Tk commands with this tutorial.
    - Tcl/Tk Commands
      Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
      - HyperWorks Desktop
      - MotionView
        
        mdlIDataMember Class
        
        mdlIFlexbody Class
        
        mdlIModel Class
        
        mdlIModelClient Class
        
        mdlIObject Class
        
        mdlIObject AddAssembly
        Adds an assembly using an existing data file.
        
        mdlIObject AddAssemblyPlaceholder
        Adds an assembly placeholder.
        
        mdlIObject AddAttachment
        Adds an attachment to definition type entities (System, Analysis, Template, or Assembly).
        
        mdlIObject AddNewAssembly
        Adds a new assembly from an existing or new data and definition file.
        
        mdlIObject AddNewExternalSystem
        Adds a new definition type entity (System, Template, Dataset, Graphic system or Analysis).
        
        mdlIObject AddSystemFromDefInMemory
        Adds a system from an existing definition.
        
        mdlIObject AddSystemFromImportedInlinedDef
        Adds a new system from an existing definition file.
        
        mdlIObject AddSystemFromNewInlinedDef
        Adds a new definition type entity.
        
        mdlIObject AppendMdltoSystem
        Appends MDL statements to the System.
        
        mdlIObject BeginChildFastGet
        Obtains a list for a particular entity type and then later obtains a handle for one of its child objects.
        
        mdlIObject BeginFlatListFastGet
        Obtains the list of the entities present in the model based on the entity type specified.
        
        mdlIObject BeginReferenceFastGet
        Obtains the list of objects that reference 'the selected' object.
        
        mdlIObject CutObject
        Cuts the object (which is another way of deleting an entity).
        
        mdlIObject Delete
        Deletes an object/entity.
        
        mdlIObject DeleteRecord
        Deletes one or multiple table entries.
        
        mdlIObject DeselectAssembly
        Deselects an Assembly and converts it to an Assembly Placeholder.
        
        mdlIObject EndChildFastGet
        Ends the BeginChildFastGet or BeginFlatListFastGet commands.
        
        mdlIObject EvaluateEntityTemplate
        Creates and evaluates a temporary Templex template using the user-provided text.
        
        mdlIObject GetCandidateList
        Gets the list of attachment candidates which can be resolved to an attachment based on the attachment tag.
        
        mdlIObject GetChangeStatus
        Gets the status if there is a change in Data or Definition.
        
        mdlIObject GetChildHandleByIdx
        Obtains the handle of the child object using its index value.
        
        mdlIObject GetDefinitionName
        Gets the definition name of a definition type entity.
        
        mdlIObject GetDefinitionType
        Gets the definition type of an Assembly.
        
        mdlIObject GetFullLocalLabel
        Obtains the label of the child object.
        
        mdlIObject GetFullVarname
        Obtains the full variable of the child object.
        
        mdlIObject GetGlobalAddressFromLocalAddress
        Gets the global address from the specified local address.
        
        mdlIObject GetLabel
        Obtains the label of the child object.
        
        mdlIObject GetLinkedSystemList
        Gets the list of the systems which are linked to particular system. Linked systems can be either DATA or DEFINITION linked.
        
        mdlIObject GetLocalAddressFromGlobalAddress
        Gets the local address from the specified global address.
        
        mdlIObject GetNumberOfChildren
        Gets the number of child objects under a particular entity type.
        
        mdlIObject GetObjectHandle
        Obtains the handle to an object.
        
        mdlIObject GetObjectHandleFromSymbol
        Gets the handle of an entity using a known symbol (for example, variable name).
        
        mdlIObject GetParentHandle
        Gets back the parent handle from its child.
        
        mdlIObject GetSelectionType
        Gets the value from the 'selection_type' data member.
        
        mdlIObject GetSourceFile
        Obtains information about the source file for the assembly created in the model.
        
        mdlIObject GetState
        The state of an object depends upon three different states: “User State”, “Definable State”, and “If State”. You can only set the “User State” (the checkbox located in the upper right portion of every panel), the other two states are used by MotionView to automatically turn off certain items.
        
        mdlIObject GetSystemHandle
        Gets the handle to the system from anywhere in the hierarchy (after the model handle).
        
        mdlIObject GetType
        Gets the entity/object type.
        
        mdlIObject GetUserState
        Retrieves the state of an object as set by the user in the checkbox (either checked or unchecked).
        
        mdlIObject GetVarname
        Obtains the variable of the child object.
        
        mdlIObject HighlightGraphic
        Determines if a graphic under an object is highlighted or not.
        
        mdlIObject InsertRecord
        Deletes one or multiple table entries.
        
        mdlIObject InterpretEntity
        Adds a new entity using the MDL statements keyword, variable name, and label.
        
        mdlIObject InterpretSet
        Adds a new set statement to the system.
        
        mdlIObject IsAssembly
        Determines if an object is an assembly or not.
        
        mdlIObject IsDataMember
        Determines if the entity is a data member or not.
        
        mdlIObject IsDataSetData
        Determines whether or not the entity belongs to a DataSet.
        
        mdlIObject IsDefinition
        Determines if the entity is a definition type or not.
        
        mdlIObject IsEqual
        Determines if two handles point to the same object.
        
        mdlIObject IsGraphic
        Determines if the entity is a graphic entity.
        
        mdlIObject IsHalfOfPair
        Determines if an object is a half of a pair.
        
        mdlIObject IsImplicit
        Determines if the object is implicitly defined (that is, it was not defined explicitly by the user).
        
        mdlIObject IsInStandardInclude
        Determines whether the object is included in the standard include file.
        
        mdlIObject IsModel
        Determines if the selected entity is a model entity.
        
        mdlIObject IsPair
        Determines if an object is a pair entity.
        
        mdlIObject IsSelected
        Determines whether or not an Assembly contains a data/definition file.
        
        mdlIObject IsSystem
        Determines whether an entity is a system or not.
        
        mdlIObject IsValidChildVarname
        Determines if the specified 'varname' is valid.
        
        mdlIObject OutlineGraphic
        Highlights the outline of a graphic for visual identification of that particular graphic.
        
        mdlIObject PasteObject
        Pastes an object.
        
        mdlIObject ReplaceAssembly
        Replaces an existing assembly in the model with another assembly from the Suspension Library.
        
        mdlIObject ReplaceEntity
        Replaces an existing entity with a new entity using the class variable name from the MDF file.
        
        mdlIObject ReplaceEntityAdvanced
        Replaces an existing entity with a new entity using MDL statement keywords and the remaining statement tokens.
        
        mdlIObject SaveAll
        Saves the model.
        
        mdlIObject SaveAs
        Saves the model to a specified file.
        
        mdlIObject SaveObject
        Saves the model to a specified location.
        
        mdlIObject SaveOnly
        Saves the object.
        
        mdlIObject SelectAssembly
        Selects an existing data file for an Assembly Placeholder.
        
        mdlIObject SetDefinitionName
        Sets the definition name of a definition type entity.
        
        mdlIObject SetDefinitionType
        Sets the definition type of an Assembly or external Analysis.
        
        mdlIObject SetLabel
        Sets/changes the label of an object.
        
        mdlIObject SetSelectionType
        Sets the selection type of an Assembly or external Analysis.
        
        mdlIObject SetSourceFile
        Specifies a new location and file to which the current Data or Definition information will be saved to.
        
        ::model Procedures
      - HyperView
      - HyperGraph 2D
      - HyperGraph 3D
      - MediaView
      - TextView
      - HgTrans
      - TableView
  - Translators
    Translators are utilities that are run from the command line of the operating system to convert various types of files into different formats.
  - Result Math
    XML commands in the Result Math Module.
  - HyperWorks Record and Playback
    Record playback workflows in HyperView.
- HyperWorks Report
- HyperMesh
- MotionView
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
- Script Exchange
  The Script Exchange is a database of freely accessible scripts posted by users and Altair engineers.

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HyperWorks Desktop

2021

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HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides
Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
HyperWorks Desktop
Tcl/Tk Commands
The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
Tcl/Tk Commands
Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
MotionView
mdlIObject Class

What's New
Get Started
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Manage Files and Data
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Parameterize Report Templates
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HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides

mdlIObject Class

mdlIObject AddAssembly
Adds an assembly using an existing data file.
mdlIObject AddAssemblyPlaceholder
Adds an assembly placeholder.
mdlIObject AddAttachment
Adds an attachment to definition type entities (System, Analysis, Template, or Assembly).
mdlIObject AddNewAssembly
Adds a new assembly from an existing or new data and definition file.
mdlIObject AddNewExternalSystem
Adds a new definition type entity (System, Template, Dataset, Graphic system or Analysis).
mdlIObject AddSystemFromDefInMemory
Adds a system from an existing definition.
mdlIObject AddSystemFromImportedInlinedDef
Adds a new system from an existing definition file.
mdlIObject AddSystemFromNewInlinedDef
Adds a new definition type entity.
mdlIObject AppendMdltoSystem
Appends MDL statements to the System.
mdlIObject BeginChildFastGet
Obtains a list for a particular entity type and then later obtains a handle for one of its child objects.
mdlIObject BeginFlatListFastGet
Obtains the list of the entities present in the model based on the entity type specified.
mdlIObject BeginReferenceFastGet
Obtains the list of objects that reference 'the selected' object.
mdlIObject CutObject
Cuts the object (which is another way of deleting an entity).
mdlIObject Delete
Deletes an object/entity.
mdlIObject DeleteRecord
Deletes one or multiple table entries.
mdlIObject DeselectAssembly
Deselects an Assembly and converts it to an Assembly Placeholder.
mdlIObject EndChildFastGet
Ends the BeginChildFastGet or BeginFlatListFastGet commands.
mdlIObject EvaluateEntityTemplate
Creates and evaluates a temporary Templex template using the user-provided text.
mdlIObject GetCandidateList
Gets the list of attachment candidates which can be resolved to an attachment based on the attachment tag.
mdlIObject GetChangeStatus
Gets the status if there is a change in Data or Definition.
mdlIObject GetChildHandleByIdx
Obtains the handle of the child object using its index value.
mdlIObject GetDefinitionName
Gets the definition name of a definition type entity.
mdlIObject GetDefinitionType
Gets the definition type of an Assembly.
mdlIObject GetFullLocalLabel
Obtains the label of the child object.
mdlIObject GetFullVarname
Obtains the full variable of the child object.
mdlIObject GetGlobalAddressFromLocalAddress
Gets the global address from the specified local address.
mdlIObject GetLabel
Obtains the label of the child object.
mdlIObject GetLinkedSystemList
Gets the list of the systems which are linked to particular system. Linked systems can be either DATA or DEFINITION linked.
mdlIObject GetLocalAddressFromGlobalAddress
Gets the local address from the specified global address.
mdlIObject GetNumberOfChildren
Gets the number of child objects under a particular entity type.
mdlIObject GetObjectHandle
Obtains the handle to an object.
mdlIObject GetObjectHandleFromSymbol
Gets the handle of an entity using a known symbol (for example, variable name).
mdlIObject GetParentHandle
Gets back the parent handle from its child.
mdlIObject GetSelectionType
Gets the value from the 'selection_type' data member.
mdlIObject GetSourceFile
Obtains information about the source file for the assembly created in the model.
mdlIObject GetState
The state of an object depends upon three different states: “User State”, “Definable State”, and “If State”. You can only set the “User State” (the checkbox located in the upper right portion of every panel), the other two states are used by MotionView to automatically turn off certain items.
mdlIObject GetSystemHandle
Gets the handle to the system from anywhere in the hierarchy (after the model handle).
mdlIObject GetType
Gets the entity/object type.
mdlIObject GetUserState
Retrieves the state of an object as set by the user in the checkbox (either checked or unchecked).
mdlIObject GetVarname
Obtains the variable of the child object.
mdlIObject HighlightGraphic
Determines if a graphic under an object is highlighted or not.
mdlIObject InsertRecord
Deletes one or multiple table entries.
mdlIObject InterpretEntity
Adds a new entity using the MDL statements keyword, variable name, and label.
mdlIObject InterpretSet
Adds a new set statement to the system.
mdlIObject IsAssembly
Determines if an object is an assembly or not.
mdlIObject IsDataMember
Determines if the entity is a data member or not.
mdlIObject IsDataSetData
Determines whether or not the entity belongs to a DataSet.
mdlIObject IsDefinition
Determines if the entity is a definition type or not.
mdlIObject IsEqual
Determines if two handles point to the same object.
mdlIObject IsGraphic
Determines if the entity is a graphic entity.
mdlIObject IsHalfOfPair
Determines if an object is a half of a pair.
mdlIObject IsImplicit
Determines if the object is implicitly defined (that is, it was not defined explicitly by the user).
mdlIObject IsInStandardInclude
Determines whether the object is included in the standard include file.
mdlIObject IsModel
Determines if the selected entity is a model entity.
mdlIObject IsPair
Determines if an object is a pair entity.
mdlIObject IsSelected
Determines whether or not an Assembly contains a data/definition file.
mdlIObject IsSystem
Determines whether an entity is a system or not.
mdlIObject IsValidChildVarname
Determines if the specified 'varname' is valid.
mdlIObject OutlineGraphic
Highlights the outline of a graphic for visual identification of that particular graphic.
mdlIObject PasteObject
Pastes an object.
mdlIObject ReplaceAssembly
Replaces an existing assembly in the model with another assembly from the Suspension Library.
mdlIObject ReplaceEntity
Replaces an existing entity with a new entity using the class variable name from the MDF file.
mdlIObject ReplaceEntityAdvanced
Replaces an existing entity with a new entity using MDL statement keywords and the remaining statement tokens.
mdlIObject SaveAll
Saves the model.
mdlIObject SaveAs
Saves the model to a specified file.
mdlIObject SaveObject
Saves the model to a specified location.
mdlIObject SaveOnly
Saves the object.
mdlIObject SelectAssembly
Selects an existing data file for an Assembly Placeholder.
mdlIObject SetDefinitionName
Sets the definition name of a definition type entity.
mdlIObject SetDefinitionType
Sets the definition type of an Assembly or external Analysis.
mdlIObject SetLabel
Sets/changes the label of an object.
mdlIObject SetSelectionType
Sets the selection type of an Assembly or external Analysis.
mdlIObject SetSourceFile
Specifies a new location and file to which the current Data or Definition information will be saved to.

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